Apparatus for the automatic destruction of fecal matter and purification of residual liquids.



I vfscmmeom. APPARATUS FOR rm AUTOMATIC nnsmunmu OP PEGAL MATTER ANDPURIFIGATIOKQ 0P RESIDUAL LIQUIDS.,' 2mm mum Jmmo, 190s.

' PATENTED my 14, 1907;

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/ UNITED STAIES" @grENr OFFICE.

VICTOR BORDIGONI, OF PARIS, FRANCE.

=APPARATEJS Foe-HIE Aum'IIIAnc orsmucneii or rzcn MATTER ANDPURIFlCAT-ION 6F- mzsmun nouns.

Specification of Letters Patent Application Glad January 3i), 1906.Sofia-1N0. 298,711.

To all, whom it may eon-corn.- I

Be it knownthet I, Vmron BoRnrooNr, a

citizenof the Republic of Switzerland, resid in at Pinkie Freince andwhose ost-ollice address is Bouieverd Beznnnarcheie BT44, Pens, Erenoe,have invented CSTEMII new and useful improvements in Apparatus for the-Autornatio pest-rnetion of Fecal Matter and for the PUILllCfl-UQH ofthe Residual Liquids, of which the feilowing iee full and completespecification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to whichit'epperteine to make and This invention reiate to epperatns for the.oontim'ioue reception in iestrootion of fecal matter and puriiiomion ofresidual waters, tlmt'is to say, an op eretue to whirlrtiieseid matteris delivered y the sewers and other conduits, and which it leaves in acompletely transformed and oxidized condition, while one part oftheapparatus remains perfectly closed.

' The object ofthe invention is thisoompletc transformation of the saidmaterials and refuse waiter, which-objevl attained by the constructivearrangements, by using the oxidizin tanks containing -:})Gitl materialslilo for this operation,and finallyby sterilizing the liquid by on onsof n 1'5oeptaole containing sparingly soluble chemical"C()Ill]])0llli(lS.- '1 1e various coimtrinr-iive itl'lil-llgmlltffiir;are

i'oproeomel b3 the eooon pamying drawings,-

in Whivh Figure l is a plan showing no apparatus emborh'ing thenvention; to more clearly show the constfnmiiin, ihoumol' removed fromthe apparatus. Figs. '2, 3 and 4 are Ivertioul svelions of tho uppm'ntnsalong lines A-A, B---- B and (Lot Fig. l.

The nppm'nl us is; preferably constructed of- .niolnl in order to nvoiclfilm iilli'iition of any liquid through the Walls ol the some; instead'0l" Inolnl other materials Ina-1. be employed,

provided that the lvohogo oi' liquid is thereby prevontcfl.

'lho ize ol' tho :ippm'nl HS varies of course,

Int-cording lo {ho volume of rvioso llmliil or liquids to ho troulokl bythe some.

The apparatus is divided inlo loin elm-mbe'l's. llhol'oI-nl matter orthe residual liquid arrives in tho first vlmmbor having three(ZOIlllHlI'lJHP-lllbl I, .2 and 3, I'ln-oogh ;ipo 4 Wllieh isbillIi'cu-lul, and the brunciee of this purpose two separate comartments 1' and 2 have been provided 'in't ereoei chamber, whichreceive. the materialailternately during the 24 hours, intermittentaction the feed pipe has zit-double joint, so that the materialsniey bedistributed to the two C0111 artmentsfancl the-pipispro- 'v-ided with a"istribnting device w1th movable lap 4, which is causedvto change once erday from right to left and Vice-V6188;

.nsteed of a closing flap any other suitable and-well known distributingdevice ma'y'be' employed, I.

In order that the solid matter nniy keep in suspension int'he regionmost favorable for its mpid disintegration, the compartments 1 and 2 donot occupy the entire-height of the perfoapparatus; they areprovidedwith rated bottoms 1? and 2*, which tern mate at it certain (list-oncefrom the external side Walls of the compartments (see Fig. 1) in orderto avoid any obstruction, Underneath the compartments 1 and 2 1S-loeated the third compartment I) of the first chamber; this" compartmentocmiiies the entire width 'of the a ipin'utuslsee 3), and it isapproximately tn'ioe ans-long as the compartments 1 mini 2, as shown byFig. 2.

At the side of the compartmmts .1 and 2, and like the latter above thocompatrlmentS,

I :1, second chamber 5 has been proinlml, which occupies the ontiifowidth of the op miotus;

Patented May 14,

To insure this 1 the chamber 5 is sopiu'utml from ('10 coin-T lpartition(Land it connnumcatvs -\\'l.lll the mom 3 tlIrongl-i-tho bottom 7, ii-hivh'is pr'o vidod nun ils siihxmlgcs oil 11 holcS 8.

A solid pullilion S) limits the oinpnrtmmt' 3 and tlIoclmnibol' 5mni-rlivicloe {he apparaius nlongil: onlirv height nntl 11 enl e'itlilIxporionI-u' has shown. that for n'oIlnI'ing. {I ll, reguhnflu'ulcomplete l'rnnsl'og'nnI-lion. it ist-1'0 XOO necessary hwimpixrtmotionlo the liquid at every arrival of nIatoIiinls-io.liq trvatml. For

this purpose the elnin boi' 5 is provided with a l,

series of vertical partitions 10, arranged in a zigzag fashion, asindicated by Fig. 3, and in this manner imparting to the liquid theindi. ensable motion.

he liquid, after having successively traverscdthe arrival compartments 1or 2, as the case may be, the lower compartment 3 and the chamber 5containing the zig-zag plates, passes through a dip-pipe 11 situated atthe top ofthc partition 9, into a clnunbcr divided into two compartments12, 13, where the dissolution and transformation oi the material iscompleted.

From the first wompartnient 12 the liquid passes into the secondcompartment 13 thi oug h the holes 14 forined in the lower part ofthelpartition. 14 separating the com-- partment 12 from the compartment13, along the entire width of the same.

The partition 14 does not reach to the top of the apparatus, but stopsslightly below the same, sbi'as to leave the compartments incommunication with each other at the top.

In the,,,edtf1partment 13 the anaerobic microbes' contained in theliquid play the part of purifying agents by transiormirm the lastparticles'fwh'ith have remained susp nded in the liquid, intonrm-putresciblc mineral matter; the said compartment is filled withblocks of lime-stone, upon which the layers ofanaerobic bacteria areforming, and which represent practically an unlimited surface to betouched by the liquid which in contact with the bacterial layers getsrid almost completelyof the molecules or particles of organic matterheld in suspension.

From the com artment 13 the liquid passes into a last c iamber 15separated from the former by a partition 16, which is provided at itsupper part with a discharge pipe 17. The chamber 15' oxidation of theliquid and its sterilization it contains several tanks 18 placed oneabove the other and comlmmicating, with one an other through pipes 19.-Each tank has a partition 20 separating it'into two' which alternatelyreceive the liquid arriving from thechamber 12, 13, in order to allowthe liquid to flow very slowly, and to get into contact with the layersor strata contained in the tanks. These layers orst-rata are composed ofoxidizing materials, such carbonate of-lime, imagnesic oxidofu iron andsilicious'sand which constitute excellent i'nedia for cultivating theaerobic microbes To render the work of the tanks intermittent, anautomatic distributing, device with intermittent action, such as adivided rocking bucket 21, the size or cubical capacity of which variesaccording to the requirements, is laced near the outlet pipe if. lt isdivic ed into two compartments which rot-Av:- the liquid alternately, inorder to discharge it alternately into the right and lei't'hand tank(see Fi 4) has for it Object parts The liquid, after it has traversedthe oxi dining layers, is quite free from organic mat [er and sulfurctedhydrogen. ltllows then into reciqitucle 22 of any suitable shape, whichcontains several gratings 23 mounted one above the other, and on whichhas been placed a chemical ag lomerate selected with a view to thecompete sterilization of the liquid. This chemical composition oragq'lomerate preferably consists of a'mixturc of permanganate of soda,chlorid of calcium and bisuliid of soda; as'a rule it need only berenewed after having been: in' use for six months.

The rcsuli of the construction or arrangements described above is, thatin the first three chambers 1, 2, -"l.--5 and 12, 13, the material to betreated will be li ueiiedand transformed very rapidly; the adr. ition ofthe oxidizing chamber 15 to the apparatus is highly advantageous asregards the purity of the liquid [lowing from the apparatus; by means ofthe sparingly soluble chemical compounds placed in the receptacles 2sterilization of the liquid is obtained.

The relative dimensions and the arrangement of the chambers and thedetails of con struction described may be modified without departingfrom the invention.

l la vingrnow described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. An apparatus for the recc -ition and transformation of sewage and forthe purification of residual liquids, one part or section of the saidapparatus being com 'iletoly' closed against atmospheric oxygen anticonsisting of two chambers, while another part or section is accessibleto the atmospheric air and likewise coni )osed of two chambers which areadapted to receive the partly treated sewage and to pass it throu'ghconsecutive layers of oxidizing media, the said section containing also,a sterilizing rec'e taclc adapted to receive the liquid flowing mm thesaidchambcis and to subject it to a final purifying or steriL izing)rocess by means-of suitable chemicals.

, 2. n apparatus for the bacterial treatment of sewage, a closed part orsection having two chambers, the first of which is divided into threecompartments, vizz'two comparatively small upper compartments and acompara- 'tively large lower compin'iment'communicating with the saidupper compartments through the perforated bottom ol'thc same; the secondchamber being; situated above the said lower compartment of the Iii-steh amber and communicating withtbc same through openings formed in thebottom of chamber near its side-edges, the said second chamber beinglnm'cover provided with a series of zigzag; partitions adapted to impartthe required movement to the liquid passing through the same. a

3. In apparatus for the bacterial treatment 2, complete IXO of sewa e,'apail "er seetienhaccessible to the atmos eric air, the saidsectionconsisting of two '0 iambers; the first of whieh containslimestone and isidivided 111m 'two comparement's, while the secondcontains a series of other andfiom tanks placed one above the tainingoxidizing media.

= 4. In apparatusfor the bacterial treatment of sewage, a section-0r artaccessiblfib the atmospheric airand iav ing an qxidizing chamber aseries qfjmnk s therein plaeed'ene above ano gher-adapmd to receivethe-partly t jeatedfaiidf liquefied-'gsewage and to bxidize it; eachtank beingeharged with suitable oxidizing media and divided intoparallel compartments which receive the'partly treated sewageinternfittently and alternately by means 'of an automaticdistributing.devipe,

such as I -divided bi-ickee tion, substantiallyas desei'ibed. I

part which is? aeeessibleffhpf :nesses.

with n 16 1 i l 7 i 61 I 13m sectienoij v the i atmes air weresterilizing receptacle ilrdvide with of sewage, thegeoifzfbiliatioh ,igialiings plaeed one 'abbveyt e ther-and charged with suitable ehemicals,"tl1e ,sa1d* ceptaele receiving the artly 'tr'eated liq'm and submittingit tea 'al stefilizing' -or-g rifyiiig proeess substantially as dsm ibeIn testimonyi iwhe eof I have ghi eilnto my hand in presence of twq'ubjgc'ribi l ,v cTeiz iBdiiliieegli.-

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